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Taylor Swift’s new album is already selling lot hot cakes. The pop star has sold more than 400,000 pre-orders prior to the Nov. 10th release, making it the highest music pre-sale in history. Additionally, Swift was the highest paid artist in 2016. Swift made an estimated $170 million from touring and product endorsements whereas Adele made $80 million. In fact, Swift makes more than Madonna ($76.5 million) and Rihanna ($75 million). Simply, Swift is the biggest celebrity in the world.

Los Angeles based dream pop duo Moxi released the new catchy track Dreamland. The track which is about alien abduction draws from pop, classic cinema, and 80’s new wave.  The upcoming six-song EP which was written in a cabin in the mountains was produced by Emmy Award-winning songwriter Bobby Hartry and mixed by Bryan Cook (Radiohead, Beck). Additionally, the indie act has scored a number of TV placements, and hit over a million streams on Spotify.
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The Long Beach indie act half•alive has released a new music video “aawake at night”. The latest track produced by James Krausse (Beyonce, Nick Jonas) follows the previous single The Fall which garnered 400k views. With support from KCRW radio and BBC Radio 1, their debut EP 3 has accumulated over a million plays on Spotify, YouTube, Soundcloud. On a musical level, think Twenty One Pilots meets The Neighbourhood.
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Check out the new release Thinking Of You by PLYA. The electro-pop trio is fronted by Julia Sykes who moved around from Mallorca to Morocco before she headed to the UK, where she met the rest of the band.  Additionally, Sykes has  been awarded PRS’s Women Make Music Grant and a music video for the track has just been released.
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Hailing from Denver, The Midnight Club  releases the cinematic Close Your Eyes. The alt-pop band treads near the 70’s, think Queen meets The Beatles.

The band has become a hometown favorite, sealing the opening slot for Denver’s alt-rock radio station, KTCL 93.3’s Big Gig in 2016. Moreover, they co-headlined with Denver bands at The Gothic Theater, Marquis Theater, Summit Music Hall, and most recently sold out their headline show at the popular Lost Lake Lounge. Their debut single “Close Your Eyes” mixed by Mark Needham (The Killers, Imagine Dragons, Walk The Moon), and will perform their next headline show on November 25th at Larimer Lounge.
asst@harbourrecordings.com